Coin-operated ticket dispenser



Apnl 14, 1953 c. G. CERNA ET AL 2,634,844

COIN-OPERATED TICKET DISPENSER Filed March 20, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1INVENTORS ARTURO L. AGUIRRE DIAZ & CARLOS GIRON CERNA BY K W ATTORNEYApril 14, 1953 c. G. CERNA ETAL 2,634,844

COIN-OPERATED TICKET DISPENSER Filed March 20. 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2INSULATION I INSULATION IN VENTORS ARTURO L.AGUIRRE DIAZ & 2&9. j CARLOSGIRON CERNA ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1953 COIN- OPERATED TICKETDISPENSER Carlos Giron Cerna and Arturo L. Aguirre Diaz, Guatemala City,Guatemala Application March 20, 1950, Serial No. 150,658 In GuatemalaMarch 22, 1949 16 Claims. 1

The present invention relates generally to electrically. operated fareboxes which, in response to insertion of a coin of predetermineddenomination actuate a coin counting register and issue a ticketreceipt.

It is a broad object of the present invention toprovide an improvedelectrically operated fare box.

It is a further broad object of the invention to provide an improvedelectrically operated fare box which, in response to insertion of acoin, actuates a register and issues a. ticket receipt.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an electricallyoperated coin controlled fare box which is responsive in its operationsto a plurality of coins simultaneously inserted in the machine, tooperate a counting register once for each of the coins, and to issue aticket receipt for each of the coins.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device which,in response to the insertion of a coin, initiates a cycle of operationsincluding ticket feed, ticket separation by means of a cuttingoperation, counting, and deposit of the coin in a suitable receptacle,after which the device is readied for a succeeding similar operation inresponse to a further coin, deposited simultaneously with the firstcoin, or at any time thereafter.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a coincontrolled fare box which is reliable in operation and economical ofconstruction, and which readily lends itself to maintenance.

The above and still further objects, features and advantages of thepresent invention. will become apparent uponv consideration of thefollowing detailed description of a specific embodiment of the inventionespecially when taken. in conjunction with the accompanying drawingswherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a fare box in ac:- cordance with the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is an elevational side view ofv the structure of Figure l, withchassis plates removed;

Figure 3 is a view of the structureof Figure 1 in front elevation;

Figure .4 is a viewin rear elevation, corresponding generally with thestructure illustrated in Figures 1 and 2; and v Figure 5 is anelevational. view of a mechanical detail to the structure.

Brieflydescribed the; present invention is a coi p ed dev ce h c sdriven by an electric motor. The latter is energized in response toinsertion of a coin into the apparatus, and when. energized executessuccessive forward rota tions and reverse rotations of predeterminedextent. Energization of the motor occurs in re sponse to insertion ofthe coin into the apparatus, by virtue of the fact that the coin wheninserted bridges a pair of contacts which are in series with the motorand with a power supply line for the motor. In the course of a cycle ofoperations of the motor, consisting of one forward and one reverserotation, the coin is released from icetween the contacts, terminatingthe cycle in the absence of a further coin in the coin chute. Shouldsuch a further coin have been deposited in the coin chute eithersimultaneously with. the first coin, or during the cycle of operations,the second coin again bridges the contacts, and the motor executes afurther cycle of operations. Should no further coins exist in the coinchute the motor becomes deenergized.

During forward rotation of the motor a ticket actuating drum is drivenby the motor shaft through a uni-directional clutch mechanism for adistance sufficient to eject one ticket from the machine from a.continuous strip of such tickets. On reverse motion of the motor theclutch slips, so that the ticket feeding drum is not actuated. However,on such reverse motion a knife blade actuating arm engages one of a pairof knife blades and drives the knife blades into shearing engagement.The ticket having been fed between the knife blades during the feedingoperation on the forward rotation of the motor, is severed. As themoving knife blade reaches its top position it raises the arm of aratchet type counter, and thereby registers 0r counts the operation. Atthe same time the moving knife blade actuates one of the contacts whichare bridged by the coin in such sense as to separate the, contacts andpermit the coin to drop into a receptacle. The moving knife blade isthen released, and very rapidly returns to its original position inresponse to force supplied by a spring, and in so doing. releases thecontacts so that they return totheir original position. in response to abias spring.

Should two coins have been inserted in the coin chute simultaneously,the movement of the contacts will be. sufiiciently rapid to engage thesecond, of the coins after dropping the first of the coins, so that thecontacts will again be bridged and a further cycle of operations willoccur. Should no further coin exist in the coin 3 chute the operation ofthe device will be terminated.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings the reference numeral Iidentifies an electric motor, which when energized executes forward andreverse motions of predetermined extent in succession untildc-energized. Motors of this character are descirbed in the U. 8.Patents to H. R. Stuart, #1,821,123 issued September 1, 1931 and B. B.Holmes, #l,708,093 issued April 9, 1929. Electric motors of this typeare well known in the art and accordingly, the details of the electricmotor have not been illustrated and 'are not herein described. Theelectric motor I is supplied with a shaft 2, provided with a pulley 3.Secured to the pulley 3 is a pulley arm 4 which extends generallyradially of the pulley 3, and

4 of the shaft 2, which is clockwise as seen in Figure 2 of theaccompanying drawings, the pin I5 rides on the cam surface of thetoothed cam I3, while engagement of the arm I9 with a tooth of the camI8 prevents rotation of the feed drum I2. On forward rotation, which iscounter-clockwise as seen in Figure 2 of the drawings, a tooth of thetoothed cam I3 engages the pin I5 and drives the feed drum I2, the endof the blocking arm I9 then riding on a cam surface of the lockingdirection on forward rotation of the motor I.

which is so mounted with respect to the pulley 3 as to be rigid duringreverse rotation of the electric motor I, and to be resilient or to giveduring forward rotation of the'electric motor I. The desired propertiesof the pulley arm 4 may be accomplished in various known ways, thepreferred way being illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings, anddescribed hereinafter. It is the function of the pulley arm 4, whenactuated during reverse rotation of the electric motor I, to raise amovable knife blade 5, which is pivotably mounted on a pin 6, againstthe counter force exerted by a coil spring I, the knife blade 5 at thetop of its stroke as seen in Figure 3, actuating the arm 8 of aconventional counter 9, to insert therein a single digit, and furtherentering into shearing engagement with a stationary knife blade ID, forcutting a ticket from a ticket roll or strip H. After the moving knifeblade 5 has reached the top of its stroke'and accomplished its counteractuating and ticket cutting functions, the pulley arm 4 passes abovethe end of the knife blade 5 and out of engagement therewith, whereuponthe spring 'I very rapidly returns the knife blade 5 to its initialposition, as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings.

On forward rotation of the electric motor I the pulley arm 4 is driveninto contact with the upper edge of the knife blade 5, as seen in Figure3 of the drawings, and by reason of its resilience is enabled to rideover the knife blade 5, to a position adjacent its underside, asillustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings, in readiness for a ticketcutting operation.

Further secured to the motor shaft 2 is a ticket actuating drum l2,which is driven from the shaft 2 via a one way clutch on forwardrotation of the motor- I. The one way clutch comprises a cam I3 which isrigidly secured to the shaft 2, and which rides in an axial aperture l4provided in the drum I 2. Additionally, the clutch comprises a pin I5,mounted in a radial aperture IS in the drum I 2 and extending into theaxial aperture I4 by virtue of pressure exerted by a spring l'l'locatedbehind pin I5 in radial aperture I6. The pin I 5 constitutes a drivenmember of a one way clutch, which is driven by the toothed, cam it, thelatter operating as the driving member of the clutch. 7

A further toothed cam I8 is provided, which is secured to the feed drumI 2 in any convenient fashion, and which cooperates with a resilientblocking lever IS, secured to a pin at one end, and the other end ofwhich rides on the cam I8 during forward rotation of the feed drum I2.The teeth of toothed cam I 8 engage the other end of the lockinglever ISon reverse rotation of the shaft 2. Accordingly, on rearward rota on.The ticket strip I I may be fed from a roll (not illustrated), andthere are provided a number of guide rolls 23 and guide pins 24 forguiding the ticket strip to and over the drive drum I2 and thence to anopening in the machine adjacent knife blade III, to which each ticketmay be fed, and from which each ticket may be removed after it has beensevered.

A coin chute 25 is provided, the side walls 26 of which may b fabricatedof plastic or other insulating material, and at the edges of which. maybe provided a pair of contacts 21, 28, fabri-- cated of superposed metalsheets, 27 21 and 28 28 respectively which are resilient in nature. Thedistance between the contacts is such that upon insertion of a coin intothe coin chute the coin bridges the contacts 21, 28, completing anelectrical circuit (not shown) for the electric motor I. One of thecontacts 2'! is normally rigidly secured within the coin chute 25, whilethe other of the contacts 28, is secured to one arm 29 of a. pivotablymounted bell crank lever 30. which is normally biased by means of a coilspring 3| into its position within the coin chute. The other arm 32 ofthe bell crank levertil is arranged to be engaged by an end of themoving knife 5, when the latter reaches its uppermost position, thuspivoting the bell crank about its pivot point in such sense that thecontact 28 is separated sufliciently from the contact 21 to permit thecoin to drop into a suitable receptacle.

It is precisely at this moment that the knife blade arm 5 is released bythe pulley arm 5, and moves rapidly down, releasing the bell crank as.The latter then is pivoted in response to its biasing coil spring 3| insuch sense that the contact 28 is again thrust toward contact 21. Theaction takes place with sufficient rapidity that should several coinshave been inserted in the coin chute during the ticket issuing andcounting operation, one coin will be released by contacts 21, 28, butthe next succeeding coin will be trapped thereby,

and accordingly the circuit for the electric motor will be againcompleted and the latter will then proceed through a further cycle ofoperations in response to the second coin.

Parallel plates'33 and 34 form supports, for the mechanism of thepresent invention, between which are mounted the guide rolls 23 and thepins 24 which guide the paper strip II, as well as the feed drum I2 andits associated one way clutch. Extending at right angles from the plate34, is a bracket 35, to which is secured the pin 6, which supportstheknife blades 5 and it, and on which knife blade 5 pivots. Extendingoutwardly and at right angles to the plate 33 is a further bracket 3B,to which is secured the register or counter 9, and the coin chute 25.The motor shaft 2 extends between the. plates 33 and 314.. the. motor Ibeing; mounted. outsidethe plate: 33.

Reference is made to- Figureb of the accompanying drawings which.illustrates certain details: of the. pulley arm- 4,. which is shownascon.- sisting. of two arm segments, 4a,. 41), one. of which, do, issecured to the pulley 3,. and. the. other of which, 4b. is pivotablymounted on a. pin 31,. extending from segment 4a,. and is urged by meansof a coil spring 38 into. colinearity with the. arm segment. 4a.. Thearm segment 4c is. provided with a stop. 39. which preventscounter-clockwise rotation of the arm segment. 411 about the pin. 31,Whenthe. arm segment ib is colinear with the. arm segment.- 411. On theother hand clockwise. rotation of the arm segment 41) about the. pin 37is not prevented, but takes. place against the. bias force exerted bythe coil spring 38.. Accordingly, on. forward rotation of the motor.shaft 2,. the arm segments. 4a and 4b rotate counter-clockwise, as seenin. Figure 5, and. when. the arm segment 4?) rests on the upper surfaceof. the movable knife. 5, the arm segmentllb pivots. about the point 3.!until the arm. segment 41) slips over the top of the movable knife blade5, and attains a position under the knife blade- On reverse rotation ofthe motor shaft 2 on the. other hand, the arm segments 4a and 4b. act asa rigid single member, by virtue of the stop 39 which preventscounterclockwise rotation of the arm segment 42) about the pin 31.Accordingly, the arm 4, raises the movable knife blade 5 until such timeas the outward. end of the arm segment 41). slips from under the movableknife blade 5, the latter action taking placev by reason of the factthat the end of the arm segment 41). describes an arc of a circle.

Describing now briefly the operationv of the mechanisms and structuresabove described in detail, one or more coins may be inserted in the coinchute 25, the lowermost of the coins bridging the contacts 21 and 28,which have a normal separation such as to prevent passage of any coin.When the contacts are bridged an electric circult is completed for anelectric motor I, which proceeds to execute forward and reverse.rotations of predetermined extent so long as the circuit. is energized.Upon forward rotation of the electric motor 5: a ticket feeding drum i2is actuated, through a one Way clutch comprising a toothed cam l3secured to the shaft 2' of the electric motor I and a pin l5 secured tothe ticket feeding drum :2, and extending into the path of the teeth ofthe tooth cam I3. The ticket feeding drumaccordingly feeds apredetermined length of ticket to a cutting station immediately beneatha stationary knife blade II).

On reverse rotation of the electric motor I the one way clutch whichdrives the ticketfeeding drum [2 in response to forward rotation of theelectric: motor I, slips,v so that the. ticket feeding drum [2 remainsstationary. Positive means are provided to prevent reverse rotation ofdrum I2.

The pulley arm. 4, which is located under the movable knife blade 5,raises the movable knife blade 5, on reverse rotation of the electricmotor I, until the knife blade 5 reaches shearing engagement with thestationary knife blade I 0 and cuts 01f one ticket. On still furthermovement of the pulley arm 4 the latter is disengaged from the movableknife arm 5, and the latter, which is spring biased downwardly by meansof a coil spring, rapidly returns to its original or unactu, atedcondition.

Substantially simultaneously with. the. ticket cutting-operation orslightly thereafter, the .movable knife blade 5 actuatcs the. bellcrank. 3ll-,,-on which is mounted one of the. coin holding con.- tacts28,. and separates the, coin holding contacts 21 and 2B,, permittingthe.- coin to fall. into areceptalclev provided for that. purpose. Whenthe movable knife blade 5 is returned to its original position .the bellcrank 30 is rapidly returned to its. original or unactuated position inresponse to bias provided by coil spring 3.1.. This action takes. placewith sufilc'ient. rapidityso that should a plurality of coins have beeninserted simultaneously in the coin chute 25; one of the coins will bedropped and the contacts 21,. 28 turned to their unactuated or normalposition, in time to retain the succeeding coi'mthereby again completinga circuit for the electric motor I, and enforcing, a succeeding cycle ofoperations of. the machine.

Due to the provision of the superposed, resilient leaf contacts 21 21,28 28 ,;on the contact members 21, 28 respectively, it. is insured thatthe metallic coin closes the motor circuit at. all times. For, as willbe apparent from an inspection of Figure 4c of the drawing, the coinwhen dropped in the chute will be. contacted on each side thereof at twoplaces by the. ends of the resilient leaf contacts. Even if a poorcontact exists at one spot-say adjacent member 21 by reason of thepresence of rust, etc on the coin, a good electrical contact is. likelyto be made at the other spot, .i. e. when the member z'l touch'es thecoin. Further, each coin, in descending to a position of rest on contactmembers 2.1),, 28, is rubbed by the resilient leaf contacts, and therebytends, to be cleaned, so that a, good electrical contact may be madetherewith. I

Primary reliance for establishing a circuit. for the. electric motor Iis. placed in contact between the coin and resilient leaf contacts 21 212.8 28 and accordingly contact members 21, 28 may or may not beelectrically conductive, as. desired. Suitable insulating mountingsmust. be. utilised (not shown) for insulating the. electrical contactsfrom thebody of. the machine, or if preferred, the body of the. machinemay be. utilized as a ground for the electric motor 1, in. which caseonly one set of the contacts need be insulatedly mounted, as will beclear to those skilled in the art.

It, will be noted that. utilization. of a. reversing motor, whichexecutes periodic forward and; reverse rotations, or which drives ashaft in predetermined". forward. and reverse rotations, resultssimplification of apparatus: of the character herein described. Theseverance of a. ticket, for example. may be. arranged to. take place atany time during reverse rotation. and the release of a coin from thecoin chute may likewise take place at any time during reverserotationfollowing ticket severance and registration or counting. Shoulda reverse rotation of motor shaft 2 not have been completed when a coinis released this will prove of no importance, since completion willtake-place in response to a succeeding coin, and thereafter a furthercycle of operations will take place, of ticket feed, registration,ticket severance, and coin release. The timing cycle is, accordingly, byno means critical, and cverrunning of. the electric motor, after itsenergizing circuit has been broken, of no effect.

While we have described one specific embodiment of the invention,variations of structure and detailed arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the true spirit and scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. In combination in a coin operated electric motor actuated fare box,wherein said electric motor when energized executes successive forwardand reverse rotations, a coin chute, a pair of contacts located in saidcoin chute in position to be bridged by a coin in said chute, at leastone of said contacts being movable from said coin chute, an electricenergizing circuit for said electric motor including said contacts inseries, a

ticket strip, means responsive to a forward rotation of said motor forfeeding a predetermined length of said ticket strip to a cuttingposition, a pair of cutting knives at said cutting position, one of saidcutting knives being stationary on one side of said ticket strip and theother of said cutting knives being on the other side of said ticketstrip and being movable from an idle position to a position in shearingengagement with said stationary cutting knife, spring means normallybiasing said other of said cutting knives to said idle position,actuating means responsive to predetermined reverse rotation of saidelectric motor to actuate said other of said cutting knives to saidposition in shearing engagement, means responsive t said other of saidcutting knives in said last named position for actuating said at leastone of said contacts from said coin chute, said actuating means inresponse to further reverse rotation of said electric motor releasingsaid other of said cutting knives for actuation in response to saidspring means.

2. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing a ticket from a strip oftickets in response to each of a plurality of coins inserted in a coinchute, an electric motor having a shaft rotatable in successive forwardand reverse rotations of predetermined extent during energization ofsaid electric motor, holding means normally blocking said coin chute,means actuated by said shaft only in response to each of said reverserotations for rapidly actuating said holding means to unblock said coinchute to release one coin and then rapidly to again block said coinchute, means responsive only to presence of a coin in a predeterminedposition in said coin chute for energizing said motor, means for feedinga predetermined length of said strip to a severing station in responseto each of said forward rotations, and means for severing a ticket fromsaid strip at said severing station in response to each of said reverserotations and prior to actuation of said holding means to unblock saidcoin chute.

3. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing a ticket from a strip oftickets in response to each of a plurality of coins inserted in a coinchute, an electric motor having a shaft rotatable in successive forwardand reverse rotations of predetermined extent during energization ofsaid electric motor, a device for blocking said coin chute to passage ofcoins at a predetermined location therein, in one position of saiddevice, and for unblocking said coin chute in another position of saiddevice, means for energizing said electric motor only in response tooccupation by one of said coins of said predetermined location, meansresponsive to each forward rotation of said shaft for feeding apredetermined length of said strip to a severing station, meansresponsive to each reverse rotation f said shaft for severing one ofsaid tickets at said severing station and for rapid- 8 7 1y actuatingsaid device to said another position and thereafter to said oneposition.

4. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing a ticket from a strip oftickets in response to each of a plurality of coins simultaneouslyinserted in a coin chute, an electric motor having a shaft rotatable insuccessive forward and reverse rotations of predetermined extent duringenergization of said electric motor, a ticket feedingdrum for feedingsaid strip of tickets to a severing station, means for actuating saidticket feeding drum only in response to each of said forward rotations,a pair of co-acting knife blades for severing said tickets from saidstrip of tickets, means for actuating said pair of coacting knife bladesto sever one of said tickets from said strip only in response to reverserotation of said shaft, a pair of coin holding members in said coinchute, said coin holding members having a normal separation smaller thanthe diameter of one of said coins for retaining said coins in said coinchute during normal separation, an electric circuit for energizing saidelectric motor, said electric circuit being closed in response to one ofsaid coins only while said one of said coins is retained in said coinchute by said coin holding members, means operative in response to eachreverse rotation of said shaft and in synchronism with severance of aticket for actuating said coin holding members to sufficient separationto release said one of said coins and thereafter to said normalseparation.

5. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing a ticket from a strip oftickets in response to each of a plurality of coins simultaneouslyinserted in a coin passageway, an electric motor having a shaftrotatable in successive forward and reverse rotations of predeterminedextent during energization of said electric motor, a ticket feedingmeans for feeding a predetermined length of said strip in response toeach operation of said ticket feeding means, means for actuating saidticket feeding means only in response to each of said forward rotations,a pair of co-acting knife blades for severing said tickets from saidstrip at a severing station, means for actuating said pair of coactingknife blades to sever one of said tickets from said strip only inresponse to reverse rotation of said shaft, a pair of coin retainingmembers in said passageway, said coin retaining members havin a normalseparation smaller than the diameter of one of said coins for retainingsaid coins in said passageway, means for rapidly separating said coinretaining members sufiiciently to release one of said coins, an electriccircuit for energizing said electric motor, means responsive toretention of one of said coins in said passageway by said coin retainingmembers for completing said electric circuit, resilient means normallyurging said coin retaining members to said normal separation, meansoperative only in response to reverse rotation of said shaft andsynchronized with severance of a ticket for rapidly actuating and thenreleasing said means for rapidly separating said coin retaining members,

6. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing a ticket from a strip oftickets in response to each of a plurality of coins simultaneouslyinserted in a coin chute, an electric motor having a shaft rotatable insuccessive forward and reverse rotations of predetermined extent inresponse to energization of said electric motor, ticket feed means forfeeding a predetermined length of said strip to a severing station,means for actuating said ticket feed means only in response to saidforward assign rotations, meansoperative-only in responseto each of saidrevers'e'rotation's svrnga t'ick't from said' strip at said 's'eve'rinstati belting means in normal condition"ret'aining'said plural ity ofcoins in saidcoin' chute and operable when actuated for-releasing onlya-first one of said coins, an electric circuit for energizing saidelectric" motor; means: for completing said-electric circuitonly-inresponse to the-presence'of at least one coin in said can chute,means operable nly in response to each reverse rotation of saidshaft'and synchronized with severance'of a ticketffor rapidly actuating saidholdingmeans tdr'eIease said first'one of said coinsaii' d to returnto'said normal conditionintimeto hold'a succeedingbne of said coins.

7. The combination in accordance withcl'aiiil wherein said meansoperableonly in responseitb each reverse-rotation of said shaftfor rapidlytuating' said holding means comprises said means for severing.

8. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing.-

a ticket from a strip of tickets in responseto each of a plurality ofcoins simultaneously inserted in a coin passageway, an electric motorhaving a shaft rotatable in successive forward and reverse rotations ofpredetermined extent during energization of said electric motor, aticket feeding drum, means comprising a one way clutch driven from saidshaft for actuating said ticket feeding drum for feeding one ticket onlyto a severing station only in response to each of said forwardrotations, a pair of ec-acting knife blades for severing said ticketsfrom said strip at said severing station, means operative only inresponse to each of said reverse rotations for actuating said pair ofco-acting knife blades to sever one of said tickets from said strip, apair of electric contacts in said passageway, said contacts having anormal separation smaller than the diameter of one of said coins forretaining said coins in said passageway, actuating means for rapidlyseparating said contacts to release one of said coins, an electriccircuit for energizing said electric motor including said contacts andsaid coin in series, resilient means urging said contacts to said normalseparation, and means driven by said shaft and operative only inresponse to reverse rotation of said shaft and in synchronism with theseverance of a ticket for actuating and then releasing said actuatingmeans, for rapidly separating said contacts and then restoring saidnormal separation of said contacts.

9. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing a ticket from a strip oftickets in response to each of a plurality of coins, an electric motor,a shaft, means comprising said electric motor for driving said shaft insuccessive forward and reverse rotations each of predetermined extent, aticket feeding drum, a one way clutch coupling said shaft and saidticket feeding drum in driving relation only in response to forwardrotation of said shaft, a pair of co-acting knife blades for severingtickets from said strip of tickets, means for actuating said pair ofco-acting knife blades for severing tickets from said strip of ticketsonly in response to reverse rotation of said shaft, a pair of contactsarranged to hold one of said coins when in one condition and to releasesaid one of said coins when in another condition, said pair of contactsnormally in said one condition, an electric circuit for energizing saidelectric motor, said electric circuit including said contacts and saidone of said coins in series, whereby release of said one of said coinsbreaks said electric circuit and effects de-energization of saiceieetrrc meter, ana meai sroractuating said pairs: contacts"t6 saidahothrcofidition in resp Ifseto rotation of said sliaft ahdiff'syfichrdnism with said severing. I

cein' condone mecca" rer issuing I m j a trip r-t cketsinre pcnseteeachofapiuramy or c s, an 'eletiifiin' a" sha'ft r'otia'ltalole nsllfcc ssivforiv and reverse rotations" or pre etermined extent during ei'igi'zatio'h of said el'ctri i' 'lotoi, a ticket feedmg drlii'n;meanseompnsm a one way clutch for actuating said ticket fedirigd'runifor reesingta' tier-emery ifi' res' cnse'to each or "said-forwarerotations, tair ercc-aeting'kfi re brides for severing" 5'" "d1 tickets"rrciii' said, strip or tickets; mea s esp nsive' only to each reverserotation or sale s earer actuating said pair er Cmaeuhgknnebiases toseverance: s id tickets fromsa d strip; a'passa coins, a

pair of electric contacts in said passagevvay, said electric"contactshaving" a nc v re: one of sa'i'dcoins, for" retaining saidcoinsin" said I passageway, means for rapidly separating said contactsto release one of said coins, an electric circuit for energizing saidelectric motor and including said electric contacts and one of saidcoins in series, resilient means normally urging said electric contactsto said normal separation, means operative in response to each reverserotation of said shaft and synchronized with severance of a ticket foractuating and then releasing said means for rapidly separating saidcontacts, whereby said contacts return to said normal separation inresponse to said resilient means.

11. In a coin controlled mechanism for issuing a ticket from a strip oftickets in response to each of a plurality of coins simultaneouslyinserted in a coin passageway, an electric motor havin a shaft rotatablein successive forward and reverse rotations of predetermined extentduring energization of said electric motor, a ticket feeding drum, meanscomprising a one way clutch for actuating said ticket feeding drum forfeeding a ticket only in response to each of said forward rotations, apair of co-acting knife blades for severing said tickets from said stripof tickets, means operative only in response to each of said reverserotations for actuating said pair of co-acting knife blades to sever oneof said tickets from said strip, a pair of electric contacts in saidpassageway, said contacts having a normal separation smaller than thediameter of one of said coins for retaining said coins in saidpassageway, means for rapidly separating said contacts to release one ofsaid coins, an electric circuit for energizing said electric motorincluding said contacts and one of said coins in series, resilient meansurging said contacts to said normal separation, means operative inresponse to each reverse rotation of said shaft and synchronized withseverance of a ticket for transiently actuating and then releasing saidmeans for rapidly separating said contacts, whereby said contacts areseparated to release one of said coins and return to said normalseparation in response to said resilient means, retaining succeedingcoins in said coin chute.

12. The combination in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of said pairof contacts comprises at least two electrically conductive resilientleaf members located in superposition in said chute.

13. The combination in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of said pairof contacts comprises 11 at least two discrete vertically separatedresilient leaf members, each of said leaf members having only an endportion extending into the path of a coin in said coin chute.

14. The combination in accordance with claim 5, wherein said meansresponsive to retention of one of said coins in said passageway forcompleting said electric circuit comprises at least two electricallyconductive resilient vertically superposed leaf contact members locatedin said coin chute on each side of the path of said coin, for bridgingby said coin.

15. The combination in accordance with claim 11, wherein each of saidcontacts is supplemented by at least one further resilient leaf contactmember connected thereto, and having a free end extending in the path ofa coin, and in vertical superposition of one of said contacts, theweight of a coin being suflicient to overcome the resilience of saidresilient leaf contact member.

16. The combination in accordance with claim' 10, wherein each of saidcontacts includes at least two vertically superposed resilientelectrically CARLOS GIRON' C'IEKRNA.

ARTURO L. AGUIRRE DIAZ.

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